ANDRANIK MARGARIAN: GLORIOUS WAY PASSED BY YERKRAPAH IS GREAT AND
UNDENIABLE IN BUILDING AND ESTABLISHMENT OF OUR INDEPENDENT STATEHOOD

YEREVAN, MAY 8, NOYAN TAPAN. RA Prime Minister Andranik Margarian,
member of the Yerkrapah Volunteers’ Union board, Chairman of the
Republican Party of Armenia, sent a congratulatory message on the
occasion of the Yerkrapah’s (Defender of the Land) Day. The message
provided to Noyan Tapan from RA Government Information and Public
Relations Department read: “Dear companions-in-arms, I proudly and
warmly congratulate you on the occasion of the Yerkrapah’s Day. The
glorious way passed by the Yerkrapah is great and undeniable in the
issue of building and establishment of our independent statehood. At
the moment of the fatal danger threatening the country the Yerkrapah
Volunteer’s Union assumed the responsibility of defending the borders
of the homeland, providing the security of the country symbolizing the
will and unbending spirit of our fair struggle. We are bowing our head
before the memory of our combat friends, before the memory of the
perished freedom fighters who kept invincible the borders of our
country and the belief in the future. The Yerkrapah Volunteer’s Union
with a devotion and belief continues to have its considerable
contribution to replenishment of army cadres, to supporting its
perished and injured friends’ families, to military-patriotic
education of the young generation. These issues are vital now, too,
and should be solved as a result of the common efforts and united work
of all of us. I am convinced that relying on its glorious way and
professed values, Yerkrapah will continue to be guided by the
principles outlined by eternal Chairman of the Yerkrapah Volunteer’s
Union, Sparapet Vazgen Sargsian remaining loyal to its main title and
purposes. Congratulating you on the occasion of this beautiful day
that has become a holiday, I wish you, your families and the whole our
people peace, good health and happiness”.